Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez on Monday (January 3) announced his international retirement, ending his 18-year long career.
Shoaib Malik finished the shortened PSL 2021 as the fourth-highest run-scorer and is currently averaging 75 in the National T20 Cup.
Faf du Plessis suffered a nasty injury during the Pakistan Super League, on a day when Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field in Euro 2020.
Rashid Khan likes to keep things simple and focus on one match at a day.
The Quetta Gladiators' pacer now has to clear a pre-isolation Covid-19 test, which will allow him to re-enter the team hotel in Lahore.
It marks a significant overnight turnaround after prospects for the future of the sixth season had begun to look gloomy.
Malik till now has played 116 T20Is for Pakistan, scored 2335 runs at 31.13 and taken 28 wickets since his debut in 2006.
The Pakistan Super League was suspended after six players tested positive for the coronavirus.
The highest score in a Twenty20 International is 278 but it has been achieved by lesser-known teams in the format.